What do these PYSO Alums have in common?
They've all participated in one of the five PYSO international concert tours in the past fourteen years! Mark Debski (Oboe/2010-13) is the newly appointed Principal Oboe of the Richmond Symphony. When asked what he remembers most about his PYSO days, these are just a...
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Tuba Alums pay PYSO a “virtual visit”
PYSO recently heard from two (tuba) alums from our early days. They are still very active in the music scene here and abroad! Frederick J Young (Tuba/1949 to 1954) is a retired CMU professor of electrical engineering who still plays the tuba. (Here he is pictured with...
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PYSO Alumni Near and Far
Colin Gatwood (PYSO oboe/1979-80) has been second oboe with the Houston Symphony since 1993. Zsolt Zavodszky (PYSO violin/2001-05) is working in architecture in Pittsburgh but still takes out his violin to "jam" on jazz standards with friends. Zsolt writes that he...
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PYSO Alumni and the Greenwich Village Orchestra
March 3 & 4 saw a collaboration of PYSO connected musicians in New York: PYSO brass coach George Vosburgh soloed in the Hummel Trumpet Concerto with the Greenwich Village Orchestra, conducted by former Music Director Barbara Yahr (1991-94). Two PYSO alumni played in...
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NYO-USA Accepts 3 PYSO Members for 2018 Programs
Two PYSO members have successfully auditioned for and been accepted into the prestigious National Youth Orchestra Festival of the USA (NYO-USA) that is sponsored by Carnegie Hall in NYC. Congratulations to violinist Devin Lai and bassist Rachel Martin! This...
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Kudos to PYSO Students in PMEA!
Congratulations to all the PYSO students selected to participate in the 2018 PMEA District 1 Senior High Orchestra. Guest Conductor, Dr. Jason Worzbyt led the orchestra in selections by Brahms, Holst, Borodin and Michael Markowski this past weekend at the Robert A....
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PYSO Alumni win Orchestral String Fellowship to Aspen Music Festival
Congratulations to Jimmy Cunningham (Viola 2014-2017) and Devin Moore (Violin/Viola 2014-2017) who both won an Orchestral String Fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival and School for this coming summer 2018! ...
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KUDOS to PYSO members and PMEA
Congratulations to the PYSO musicians who were selected to participate in the District 1 East Band Festival held on January 12 at the Fox Chapel Area High School Auditorium. Dr. Robert Cameron was the Guest Conductor and Daryl Lesnik was the Host Director. Hannah Kim...
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Pittsburgh Symphony North welcomes PYSO Flutist Alexa Drecnik
PYSO flutist Alexa Drecnik and pianist Tom Roberts performed for Pittsburgh Symphony North (PSN) at the Hyeholde Restaurant in Moon Township on Tuesday, January 16 following the business meeting and luncheon for the approximately 50 PSN members in attendance. PYSO...
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Music in a Great Space presents “Simply Strings”
PYSO has been invited to perform on Shadyside Presbyterian Church's "Music in a Great Space" series on Sunday, 21 at 3:00 PM. We hope that you can join us! PYSO Assistant Conductor Edward Leonard will lead the PYSO Strings in St. Paul's Suite by Gustav...
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